Mitchell Lake lake and shoreline

Mitchell Lake Water Level

Officially Mitchell Lake (Coosa River)

Alabama

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Mitchell Lake is currently 0.1 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 311.9 feet.

311.86 ft · Updated 1 hour ago · NOAA National Water Prediction Service

Current level

311.86ft

−0.14 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.07 ft

Previous readingSep 9311.79 ft

7-day change

Up 0.16 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 0.06 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) MSL

312 ft312 ft312 ftFULL POOL 312.00 ftAug 12Sep 11

Level status

0.14 ft below full pool

Current level
311.86 ft
Full pool
312 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
NOAA

Reference levels

  • Full pool312 ft

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally dry (D0), not official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Watershed drought conditions

Coosa County, AL

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The surrounding county is abnormally dry, which is not official drought.. Trend: Worsening compared with last week. Official drought no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

Compared with last week

Official drought

No

Current conditions are classified as Abnormally Dry (D0), which is not considered official drought.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 8, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Coosa County, AL

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    311.86 ft

    +0.07 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    311.79 ft

    +0.01 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    311.78 ft

    +0.05 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    311.73 ft

    +0.04 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    311.69 ft

    +0.06 ft

  • Sep 5, 2026

    311.63 ft

    -0.05 ft

  • Sep 4, 2026

    311.68 ft

    -0.02 ft

Common questions about Mitchell Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Mitchell Lake is 311.86 ft (updated 1 hour ago). You can track the Mitchell Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Mitchell Lake is 312 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Mitchell Lake lake level is rising — rising about 0.16 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Mitchell Lake is currently 0.14 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

Definitions for pool targets, datums, and how elevation readings are labeled.

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